We headed North-East from Sedona, passing through the amazing Navajo Nation Indian Reservation on routes 89, 160 and 163. The unique landscapes and rock formations did not end through Monument Valley and into the Moab area.
Moab. It was nice except for the obscene amount of 4- wheeling vehicles everywhere
Highlights included: sleeping in our tent under a near-full moon at a highway turnoff near Kayenta, Arizona (the wind was howling and seemed like we’d blow away); passing the surprisingly small “somewhat notorious” Mexican Hat formation that looks like sombrero- it was made famous in a fake ad for clear lycra in the Rock & Ice climbing magazine*; breakfast burritos at a cafe near Navajo Twin Rocks in Bluff, Utah. The town of Moab was not as we’d expected – cute cafes and sports shops dotted the main street, but the place seemed to be over run with huge Jeeps and off road mobiles!
Driving....
Driving near Moab
We took highway 70 West until Salina, then headed North on 89 toward Maple Canyon for some great climbing.
*We learned this from Tim Toula’s Book entitled Rock and Road.
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